Now that you’ve successfully installed a clean copy of Duke Nukem 3D on your modern machine, you can try updating the game with the unofficial D3D High Resolution Pack. Once you’re all set, scroll down and click Save and Launch Duke Nukem 3D to rock and roll.
If you’re not sure about which sound card to choose, select Sound Blaster for each and stick with the default settings. When the installer completes (assuming you have the 12.8 megabytes of required free space), you will be immediately instructed to run the Duke Nukem 3D setup utility by typing SETUP at the command line.įeel free to fiddle to your heart’s content, but be sure to pay special attention to the ‘Sound Setup’ options playing Duke Nukem 3D without listening to Duke dropping one-liners is like eating a bowl of Lucky Charms without the marshmallows. After downloading the shareware episode of Duke Nukem 3D, unzip it in a subdirectory of C:DOS, like C:DOSDuke3d. Although it’s possible to download the original source code for the full game (free for use under the GNU General Public License) and compile it using a free compiler such as Open Watcom, the shorter shareware episode is much simpler to work with and includes some of the best parts of the game.Īny filename over eight characters will be truncated to match the DOS 8.3 naming convention, so make sure to create a separate folder for housing your DOS game files with a short and simple location like C:DOS.
Step One: Dig Up Your Old Disk (or Just Download the Game)įirst, you’ll need to download the shareware version of Duke Nukem 3D.
What better way to celebrate than by playing through Duke Nukem 3D? You won’t be able to just pick up and play a game from 1996, though–here’s how to use DOSBox to bring back the King. After 13 years in development, Duke Nukem Forever is finally coming to consoles and PCs in 2011.
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